Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 19, 1906004(2023)

Visible Light Three-Dimensional Positioning System Based on Light-Emitting Diode and Image Sensor

Yongze Xu1,2,3 and Zhe Chen1,2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Engineering Research Center on Visible Light Communication of Guangdong Province, Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science & Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Visible Light Communications of Guangzhou, Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science & Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information and Sensing Technologies of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science & Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
  • 4Jihua Laboratory, Foshan 528251, Guangdong, China
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    Figures & Tables(14)
    Process of coordinate system conversion in pinhole imaging model
    Flow chart of proposed VLP system
    Flow chart of stripe searching algorithm based on bisection and double pointers
    Different sizes of stirpes at different distances. (a) Distance is 2 m; (b) distance is 3 m
    Three-dimensional distributions of real coordinates and calculated coordinates of positioning points in simulation experiments. (a) Whole positioning points; (b) height is 0; (c) height is 50 cm; (d) height is 100 cm
    Influence of bias error on positioning accuracy
    Influence of angle error on positioning accuracy
    Experimental environment and equipment. (a) Experimental environment; (b) LED; (c) positioning device; (d) retractable poles
    Three-dimensional distributions of real coordinates and calculated coordinates of positioning points in physical experiments. (a) Whole positioning points; (b) height is 0; (c) height is 50 cm; (d) height is 100 cm
    Positioning error distribution maps at different heights. (a) Height is 0; (b) height is 50 cm; (c) height is 100 cm
    CDF of positioning error
    Stripe searching time of different algorithms
    • Table 1. Parameters of experiments

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      Table 1. Parameters of experiments

      LED
      ModelDELIXISI RT-TD251
      Power /W18
      Diameter /cm18
      Image sensor
      ModelOmniVision OV2640
      Image size /pixel1600×1200
      Focal length /mm3.6
      Sensor size /mm6.35
      Coefficients of radial distortionk1=0.2011,k2=0.7885,k3=0
      Coefficients of centrifugal distortionp1=0.0019,p2=0.0012
      Field of view /(°)65
      Positioning device
      CPUIngenic X1500,single core,1 GHz
      Power /W0.54
      Parameters of positioning
      Positioning size100 cm×100 cm×300 cm
      Number of positioning points7×7×3
      Coordinates of LEDs /cmL1 -30,0,300),L2 (30,0,300)
    • Table 2. Stripe search time and comparative analysis of different algorithms

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      Table 2. Stripe search time and comparative analysis of different algorithms

      Stripe searching timeAllHeight /cmArea
      050100LeftMiddleRight
      Bisection /μs638.92525.05631.00760.71621.00642.19653.57
      Linear /μs2134.351989.242097.102316.712154.332129.432119.29
      Improved in percentage /%70.0673.6169.9167.1671.1769.8469.16
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: May. 19, 2022

    Accepted: Jun. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 25, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhe Chen (thzhechen@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP221643

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